Orientation to preserve and promote traditional values in the organization of architectural space of traditional houses of the San Chay ethnic group in the Northern Mountainous region

Abstract

Traditional ethnic houses contain invaluable cultural treasures for the development of rural housing of Vietnamese ethnic groups in the process of modernization, exchange and cultural integration. The village layout, campus and building architecture need to be carefully researched and analyzed, thereby identifying core values to continue in the current rural development process. Among the ethnic groups in the Northern mountainous region, the San Chay ethnic group has a very unique cultural value of organizing traditional housing space associated with the symbol "buffalo". The article focuses on researching and identifying the value of the spatial organization of traditional San Chay ethnic housing architecture, in the context of the impact of current rural development. From there, the article proposes solutions to preserve and promote traditional values in organizing the architectural space of traditional San Chay ethnic houses in a sustainable way.

Keywords: Preserving; promoting; traditional values; spatial organization; traditional housing.